Back to School NightSeptember 16, 2014

Classroom TeachersValerie Hubbs

Lyndsey AlvarezLisa Goldberg

Kelly HamiltonMichelle KirbyChristine HippMichele Ritter

Special EducatorRenee Martinez

Instructional Assistant

Colleen Smith

ELLJeanette Johnson

Reading RecoveryKim Bodin

Our Vision & Mission

VISIONEvery student is

inspired to learn and empowered

to excel

MISSIONWe cultivate a vibrant

learning community that prepares students to thrive

in a dynamic world

School News and Information

Email

Print

Social mediaWeb

Face-to-Face

Texts

Elkridge Elementary News: email

System-wide Weekly News for Parents: email

Emergency notices (school closings/delays): text and/or email

Sign up at www.hcpssnews.com

HCPSS News

School Closing/Delay Notifications

Email and text: HCPSS News

System website:www.hcpss.org

Facebook:www.facebook.com/

HoCoSchools

Twitter: @hcpss

EES.hcpss.org

Communication & Homework

Daily

Communication:

Weekly:

Communication:

Monthly

Communication:

Quarterly:

Student Information System / Parent Portal

Elkridge Elementary Twitter: @hcpss_ees

HCPSS Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HoCoSchoolsHCPSS Twitter: www.Twitter.com/HCPSS 

Interact with the Superintendent:Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SuperHCPSS Blog: superintendent.hcpss.org

Social Media

Standardized Assessments

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

PARCC

Daily Schedule9:10 Arrival & Opening Activities9:25 Announcements9:40 Math11:00 Recess11:30 Lunch12:00 Language Arts2:00 Content (Science, Social Studies or Health)2:30 Specials (PE, Music, Art, Media, or Technology)3:30 Content3:45 Stack and Pack3:55 Dismissal

MathFirst Grade Common

Core Curriculum.Concepts are taught in

a mixture of whole group, small group and independent instruction.

Your child’s teacher may have changed.

Homework is a review of concepts or basic fact log.

ContentScienceRocks & FossilsMatterSpacePlants & AnimalsForces: Toys in

Action

Social StudiesWorking TogetherChanging WorldCultureCommunities At Work

HealthSocial &

EmotionalPersonal SafetyDisease PreventionNutrition &

Fitness

WritingIn First Grade we

write to:

• Inform/Explain• Voice and defend

an opinion.• Tell a story.

Writing in Response to Reading

Personal Narrative

Friendly Letter

Book Reviews

Realistic Fiction

Poetry

How-To Books

Reading Levels

Reading: The Daily 5

1.Read to Self2.Read to Someone3.Listen to Reading4.Work on Writing5.Word Work

WORD STUDY A Powerful New Approach

Suffixes

Greek & Latin Roots

PrefixesPhonics

Spelling

Vocabulary

Did you know?? The English language has approximately

2,000,000 words Technology contributes 20,000 new

words per yearSchool texts and reading materials include

more than 180,000 different words Over 60% of the words students

encounter in their reading have recognizable word parts

Word StudyTHEN

Assigned word lists Little or no connection

to curricular areas or each other

The weekly assignment: “Find and write a definition for each word,” or “Use each word in a sentence”

A test came at the end of the week (rote memorization)

Word StudyNOW

Word lists are organized through meaningful roots or patterns

Expand and deepen word knowledge during content-area study

The weekly assignment: “Meet the Root, Combine

and Create, Read and Reason, Extend and Explore”Applied spelling and

language conventions tests

Why UseThis New Approach?

Systematic approach to word awareness and vocabulary building

90% of English words of two or more syllables are of Greek or Latin origin

Most academic vocabulary is derived from Latin and Greek origins

WORD STUDY IN SCHOOLGrades 1 & 2

Let’s Read: students enjoy shared reading activities through poems that introduce new word families

Let’s Play with Words: students participate in Making Words, Word Sorts, Word Scrambles, Riddle Time, Divide & Conquer and Wordo

Let’s Grow: students re-read poems and participate in teacher led games to review the concepts for the week.

•Approximately Every 2 Weeks•Dictated Sentences•Scored with a Rubric

Weekly Language Arts Homework Grades 1 through 5

Daily Reading: Students will read for a specified time (according to grade level) with a parent signature.

Quick Write: Twice a week students will select a “quick write” topic based on Science, Social Studies, and

Health Standards.

Word Study Pattern menu: Twice a week students will choose an activity from the “Word Study” menu provided. These word study activities follow the new word pattern

introduced in school.

Please note: Words that are included on the “Week’s Word Study Pattern” are only suggested words for practice. Students will not be tested on these words, they will be tested on their knowledge of the

actual “word study pattern”.

“WORD STUDY” AT HOMEGrades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Word Sorts: students sort for the patternWord Hunts: students search for the pattern

in a variety of textWord Associations: write additional words

that connect to the target word or patternVocabulary: students find new and

interesting words to put in their notebooks

Graded PapersAll Subjects:

I = Demonstrating skill independently

W = demonstrating understanding of skill and performing with

some assistance

N = Not demonstrating skill at this time/ needs review

Security•You will need to be “buzzed” in by the office. •Please remember to bring your photo ID.•Check in at the office and get a sticker.

EES Parent Volunteer TrainingWho are Parent Volunteers?

o All parents who volunteer in the classroomo All parents who volunteer to chaperone a field trip

The purpose of the training To comply with MD State Law & HCPSS Policy

1030 To review how to report suspected child abuseTo review the importance of protecting all

students’ confidentialityTo review general expectations of parent

volunteers

MD State Law & HCPSS Policy 1030Requires employee or parent

volunteers of the Howard County Public School System to report any suspicion of child abuse or neglect to Howard County Department of Social Services.

Provides immunity from civil liability or criminal penalty for a report made in good faith.

Failure to report may result in suspension or termination of services.

Role of Child Abuse LiaisonCoordinates support for students

suspected of being abused or neglected

Acts as resource for information relating to child abuse and neglect reporting procedures

Assists with completion of child abuse reporting forms as needed

You may contact Kristen Tacka, Child Abuse Liaison if you would like support during the reporting process.

Reporting Child Abuse or NeglectMake oral report immediately to

Department of Social Services (410) 872-4203

Follow up with written report within 48 hours (forms are in the front office).

Tell Mrs. Anoff, Principal, and Mrs. Tacka, Liaison, that a report was filed.

A copy of the report WILL NOT be kept in student educational record.

Parent Volunteer Code of Ethics

Confidentiality: Any information you have access to in the school or classroom is confidential

As a volunteer, you are required to protect the confidentiality of all student information that you see or hear while volunteering

Parent Volunteer ExpectationsThank you for volunteering!

Please make arrangements for siblings to stay home so that you can focus on enjoying your volunteering experience.

Please do not take photographs of students. Other students’ parents are depending on us to protect their child’s privacy.

Please keep your cell phones on mute and out of sight when volunteering.

Certificate of CompletionElkridge Elementary School

This is to certify that I have viewed the HCPSS Child Abuse Reporting Procedures and Parent Volunteer Code of Ethics and understand my responsibilities with regard to these policies.

Name_______________________________

Date________________________________

Please print, sign, and return this certificate to the EES front office.

Thank you for coming!

At this time you may head down to your child’s classroom for a brief tour.